Got Gains? How to Protect Your Portfolio

Halloween is as good time as any to pontificate on spooky things that can happen to the money you've invested in the stock market.

Corporate earnings are decent, though economic growth is not terribly satisfying, and the global equity strategists at Credit Suisse are telling clients to expect U.S. markets to lag the rest of the world as global economic growth accelerates. Hot spots include Europe, South Korea and Japan. The...